Bridget Wilson blogs at What is Bridget Reading. She is the Youth Services Librarian for a Regional Library in North Carolina. She presents programs, develop collections, & much more for four libraries. She nominated Lisa Wheeler's The Pet Project (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, April 2, 2013) in the poetry category, and said the following about it: Synopsis: A young …
Review of Dirty Little Secret
Lucy at The Reading Date has been blogging about Young Adult and Adult Fiction since 2010. She participates in the Waiting on Wednesday and Mailbox Monday memes, lists e book deals, and occasionally reviews movies as well. Back in July, she reviewed one of the books nominated for the Cybils in the young adult fiction section. Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer …
The clock is ticking!
There's not much time left to nominate your favorite books for the Cybils! I have to check the exact minute that nominations close, but it's some time TOMORROW. Hop to it!
More suggestions for books you’ve forgotten you read!
I know that I struggled with which books I would nominate, and going back through a year's worth of blog posts… didn't happen. Looking at these lists, though, helped me remember books I thought were fabulous and deserved a chance at the Cybils! Take a look and see what made you go "Wow!", even though it might have gotten pushed …
The Clock is Ticking!
You only have until October 15th to nominate your very favorite books of the year! If you're like me, there are lots of books I loved, but because I read them back in January, they aren't immediately jumping to mind. To have your memory nudged, go to these great sites for suggestions, then head to the nomination form here. Charlotte's …
Let the Wild Nominations Begin!
Welcome to our eighth annual awards! Here's the nomination form for books published between last year's contest and this one. If you have any questions, please check out our contest info. Genres are listed in the sidebar under 2013 Nominations by Genre — just click on the category for the latest list of nominated titles. Titles are added continuously until …
On your mark, get set…
Nominations by individuals for all categories of the Cybils begin October 1st! If you don't have your list ready, get to work and come back tomorrow morning to nominate your choices for the books you feel most passionate about!
Young Adult Nonfiction– Category Description
Welcome to the Dark Side…(queue in your Darth Vader music, Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, or Black Sabbath; which ever personifies the dark most for you). Just kidding…or am I? Young Adult Nonfiction is an interesting and somewhat perilous category in that it takes a lot of skill in writing to be effective. The author is speaking …
Middle Grade Fiction–Category Description
Middle grade fiction encompasses a wide range of stories that do not have magical elements and are geared toward the 8 to 12 year old age group. These stories could be mysteries, histories, humor, sports, adventure and other tales set in the real world. Books should not contain mature content in regards to violence, sex or language are more appropriate …
Young Adult Fiction– Category Description
The world as it was and is. Not as it could, or would, or should be. Send the dystopias and space operas, the fairies and angels, the blood-suckers, zombies, and alternate realities to SFF. In YA Fiction we are looking for realistic fiction, be it contemporary or historical, funny or mysterious, romantic or adventurous. We want the real world of …